This post is sponsored by General Mills through Linqia but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

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If you happen to want something different than a bowl of cereal for breakfast or perhaps you don't want to eat something cold when it's 25 degrees outside (welcome to Chicago), I have a tasty muffin recipe that you will love. These Cinnamon Apple Muffins are made with applesauce but would also be great with chopped apples for an extra punch of flavor. For a little texture, I lightly crushed some Cinnamon Toast Crunch and sprinkled it over the tops of the muffins before baking them. You don't want them to be crumby but you want them to be lightly broken up. Put these in the microwave for 10-15 seconds and you've got yourself a warm breakfast. Bring fun back into your breakfast with General Mills and The Force Awakens. Make sure to visit the Big G Cereal Tumblr page to fan out on all things Star Wars.

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Cinnamon Apple Muffins with a Crunchy Topping

by Christine Rosko of Life With A Side Of Coffee November-23-2015

Mix breakfast favorites, cereal and muffins, in this tasty recipe.

Ingredients

2 cups Flour

2.5 teaspoons Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/4 cup Sugar

1 tablespoon Cinnamon

1 Egg

1 cup Milk

1/4 cup Butter, melted

1/2 cup Applesauce

1/2 cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal, lightly crushed

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease muffin cups before placing in the muffin tin and set aside.Mix together in a large bowl flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and cinnamon. Slowly fold in the egg. Add in milk, butter and applesauce. Mix until well incorporated. Pour into a muffin tin about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way full. Top with Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until a knife or toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the muffin tin and allow to cool.